The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-03
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA.
Volusia county has 1,746 school children.
The beacons ON Pensacola Bay are said to
| be in bad condition.
| Judge McWhorter is spending few days
with his family at Milton.
The shipment of oranges from Sanford
| this season is not as heavy as it was last
| year.
Chief Justice Maxwell, of the Supreme
| Court and Gov. Perry are at their homes
| in Pensacola.
The steamer Queen of the st. Johns is to
| run from Jacksonville to Sanford in con-
nection with the Clyde line.
J. U. Matthews, of Walton county, is ex-
| hibitipg a fine sample of starch made from
the cassava plant, locally grown.
1t has been estimated that there are fully
500 strange negroes in Pensacola, attracted
there by the local labor troubles.
| The work of preparing the grounds for
the South Florida Exposition at Sanford is
being pushed as rapidly as possible
Never in the history of Pensacola were
| there so many vessels in the harbor at the
| beginning of December as there are now.
S. Weller Johnston, of DeLand is about
organizing a syndicate to furnish illus
trated letters and sketches to the Southern
| press.
Gen. W. D. Barnes, State Comptroller, is
at his post again, after spending a few
weeksfn West Florida, recuperating from
his recent serious illness.
There are few towns of the size of De-
Land anywhere in the Union that can
boast of an ice factory, a dairy, electric
lights, three newspapers and a fine univer-
sIty.
At Pensacola c. Corner has sold quarter
nf N
Bauer, of Warrington, and David Kugel-
man, of Pensacola. The consideration was
1915.
The stockholders of the Blue Lake Drain
age and Improvement Company met re-
Gently for the purpose of Introducing new
and improved machinery in their extensive
| operations near Deland.
| Quite curiosity in the shape of twin
orange is on exhibition at B. X. Stripling's
ore at Anthony. 1t was found in Mr.
| Stripland's grove. Many old inhabitants
say they never saw anything of the kind be-
| fore.
The clamor in different portions of the
! State for an extra session of the Legislature
is useless, as it can be safely said that Gov.
Perry will not convene the body in extra
| session in the absence of more urgent and
imperative necessities.
| The contractor on the arteslan well at
|
well is now All feet deep and cased with
| iron to the bottom. The drill is now work
ing in the hardest strata of rock yet struck;
q feet has been drilled through it,
The Putnam county grand jury
has petitioned the Governor to re-
instate w. f. Forward as County
| Clerk. He will be remembered as
the official recently changed with malfeas-
| ance in Office, but " no was exonerated.
The first annual meeting of the Florida
| State Bar Association will be held in Jack
sonville on the first Monday in February.
| The secretary and treasurer and chairman
| of the Executive Committee form a COM
mittee to arrange for banquet at the
| meeting.
Eli Adams, the son of Jasper Adams,
| both of whom were sent to the penitentiary
for life for the murder of the man McCross
key, near Hollis station, on the Pensacola
and Atlantic railroad, d short time since,
| was killed by the guard in an attempt to
escape, about a week ago.
| A dwelling at the corner of Oak and
Third streets, Palatka, was burned Wednes-
day night. 1t was occupied by Mr.. Finch.
His furniture, worth 1850 was insured for
$500. 1t was all burned. The house was
one-story building and was probably worth
about 81 900, and was owned by William
Ivers.
Acron people are having boom, and are
subscribing lands and money literally IN
aid of proposed road. 1t will be called
the Tavares, Orange City and Eastern, and
will come through the Acron section of
country from Tavares. 1t is the intention
of the company to cross the st. Johns river
either at Crows bluff or Hawkinsville.
The motion of the Florida Savings Bank
and Real Estate Exchange vs. the Eureka
Ice Machine and Refrigerator Company,
for an order of execution against Frank A.
Smiths individual estate, he being the
largest stakeholder in the ice company, was
granted in the Circuit Court at jackson
vile Thursday Exceptions were taken.
A party of Northern and Western people
have recently purchased 5000 acres of land
near Chipley, and are now engaged in clear
ing it, preparatory to cultivation. Some of
them propose to engage largely in the plant
ing of strawberries, others in the planting
of vegetables, and Others in growing fruit.
One party will set out 100 acres in the Lee
Conte pear and figs, while others will set
out five to fifty acres in the same.
The City Tax Assessor of Jacksonville has
Just completed his books for the assessment
OF 1887, which show the total assessed valua-
ton of real estate to be 81, 69S ,565, and of
personal property, 81, 1913, l24 to which
must be added "a supplemented list of real
and personal property amounting to about
Sl02, 200, making total valuation of prop
erty in the city of 1928, $50 The total
amount levied for city purposes on tine
above assessment is % mills on the dollar.
Notice is given that the examination of
applicants for the appointment to West
Point will begin at Il o'clock noon of
Wednesday, Dec. %, at the editorial rooms
of the tines Union, in the city OF Jackson
vile. Candidates for examination who
have not already done SO must give notice
in writing to one of the undersigned before
that date, and must appear personally for
examination at the hour and place named
above. A circular of information as to
qualifications requisite and the scope of the
examination can be obtained by forwarding
stamped addressed envelope to c. H.
Jones, Jacksonville, Fla.
You Who Lead Sedentary Lives
viii find great relief from constipation,
headache and nervousness, by taking Sim